On her first visit to China, Jane did not know how to pay for the produce she had selected at a market. She watched several Chinese women pay for their selections, and then Jane copied their behavior. In this example, Jane used ________.

Modeling in psychology can be understood as a method or technique introduced by psychologist Albert Bandura, that states that individuals can learn behaviors by imitating others.

For example, a teenager learns to kick the football by watching his best friend who is an experienced player do it. The teenager imitates the way his friend kicks the ball. His friend serves as a model for him.

In this particular case, On her first visit to China, Jane did not know how to pay for the produce she had selected at a market. She watched several Chinese women pay for their selections, and then Jane copied their behavior. In this example, Jane used modeling.

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Question Options:

A) shaping

B) stimulus discrimination

C) modeling

D) stimulus generalisation.

Answer: Modeling involves the learning of a new skill by copying other people. This method is used in cognitive-behavioral techniques of psychotherapy whereby an individual learns solely by copying.

This concept was introduced by introduced by Albert Bandura in his famous 1961 Bobo doll experiment.

Jane copying/imitating the behavior of of other Chinese women is an example of modeling.